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WolvenLordSoulReaper · 05-29-2008, 05:43 AM

God, I love the way you think!! No... you're not God... ah... never mind

Again, excellently argued!!

First, I agree; the problem really does come down to priests making laws. The ideologies espoused by any fundamental Christian church today are, in addition to being woefully inaccurate and dated, are corrupt to the core, even if they did not begin that way.

For example; I ask you to think of the Fall of Man scenario minus Adam, Eve, and the Serpent. What's the first thing that will visualize if I ask you to tell me what you see... 9 out of 10 times you will say 'Apple'. Well, there MAY have been an Apple in the Garden; and there even MAY have been an Apple on the Forbidden Tree... but in all reality, the Bible does not record what fruit was eaten. This leaves a lot of room for interpretation, and that's where it all goes to Hell, (literally:-).

I've literally had at least two people tell me; 'Well that doesn't mean nothing.' Yeah... yeah it does. When you take this simply flawed method and put it into practice while interpreting the entire Bible, you have some issues that arise quite rapidly. Another problem being that Christians like a tidy, neat, well orchestrated religion. Helps 'em sleep better at night. But that's not how it works.

So, we end up with Apples in the on the Forbidden Tree; two of every kind of animal on the Ark (in actuality it was two every common, or unclean animal and seven pairs of clean animals); one AntiChrist in Revelation (in actuality, you never find the word 'AntiChrist' in Revelation, and the entity usually accredited to the AntiChrist is actually two entities; the First Beast and the Second Beast. There's also a Dragon.); the infallibility of Israel issue (debunked to a degree in the Old Testament, even moreso in the New); etc., etc., etc.,

In the post you last made, I really can't argue any point you make, as I pretty much agree with all of it. And that '2'000 year deception' of Satan, that was sheer brilliance. Obviously in real life I don't exactly view that to be the case, but man, that was top of your game, and I don't think anyone's had the clear lucidity to come up with an amazingly astonishing theory. I am not easily impressed, but that was awesome!!

Oh, and one other thing; the scientists have one thing in favor over the priests in my eyes. Unlike religion, science isn't exactly big-money.

I believe in a Triune God, and I believe in the Bible as His Living Word; but I stopped believing in the churches a long time ago, and will only go to ones that I believe are sincerely seeking the Truth of God. That's how I believe, anyway.

P.S.: I'm happy your first two posts happened to be on this thread. Welcome!!

05-29-2008, 05:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
WolvenLordSoulReaper The Sword of Justice Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 905	God, I love* the way you think!! No... you're not* God... ah... never mind Again, excellently argued!! First, I agree; the problem really does come down to priests making laws. The ideologies espoused by any fundamental Christian church today are, in addition to being woefully inaccurate and dated, are corrupt to the core, even if they did not begin that way. For example; I ask you to think of the Fall of Man scenario minus Adam, Eve, and the Serpent. What's the first thing that will visualize if I ask you to tell me what you see... 9 out of 10 times you will say 'Apple'. Well, there MAY have been an Apple in the Garden; and there even MAY have been an Apple on the Forbidden Tree... but in all reality, the Bible does not record what fruit was eaten. This leaves a lot of room for interpretation, and that's where it all goes to Hell, (literally:-). I've literally had at least two people tell me; 'Well that doesn't mean nothing.' Yeah... yeah it does. When you take this simply flawed method and put it into practice while interpreting the entire Bible, you have some issues that arise quite rapidly. Another problem being that Christians like a tidy, neat, well orchestrated religion. Helps 'em sleep better at night. But that's not how it works. So, we end up with Apples in the on the Forbidden Tree; two of every kind of animal on the Ark (in actuality it was two every common, or unclean animal and seven pairs of clean animals); one AntiChrist in Revelation (in actuality, you never find the word 'AntiChrist' in Revelation, and the entity usually accredited to the AntiChrist is actually two entities; the First Beast and the Second Beast. There's also a Dragon.); the infallibility of Israel issue (debunked to a degree in the Old Testament, even moreso in the New); etc., etc., etc., In the post you last made, I really can't argue any point you make, as I pretty much agree with all of it. And that '2'000 year deception' of Satan, that was sheer brilliance. Obviously in real life I don't exactly view that to be the case, but man, that was top of your game, and I don't think anyone's had the clear lucidity to come up with an amazingly astonishing theory. I am not easily impressed, but that was awesome!! Oh, and one other thing; the scientists have one thing in favor over the priests in my eyes. Unlike religion, science isn't exactly big-money. I believe in a Triune God, and I believe in the Bible as His Living Word; but I stopped believing in the churches a long time ago, and will only go to ones that I believe are sincerely seeking the Truth of God. That's how I believe, anyway. P.S.: I'm happy your first two posts happened to be on this thread. Welcome!! __________________ We sleep in this world. We awaken in the World Beyond. Unless the mysteries of death are no longer feared, one can never achieve Bankai. Also, please be sure to check out my new Bleach inspired original story Blade of Fate in the Artist's Haven section!! And be sure to check out all the other great stories and art presented there!! (Sig graciously provided by SkinnyMark's Bitchin' House of Hardcore & CO. Thanx y'all:-!) Last edited by WolvenLordSoulReaper : 05-29-2008 at 05:50 AM.